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Re:Don’t Fear the Robots: Why Automation Doesn’t Mean the En... by delbel on Thursday June 14, 2018 @06:12PM (#17315896)
> demand for horse work dropped rapidly and never recovered.

I don't think horse work is a problem. If anything, now they can enjoy their day wondering large vast fields in the summer , and eating high quality alfalfa hay made by a tractor in the winter. And since the invention of the Horse Trailer, they can travel with their owner on interstate highways at speeds as much as 55mph while eating the same high quality hay going to another field.

If anything, the horses benefited the most from the technology improvement.

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Re:Don’t Fear the Robots: Why Automation Doesn’t Mean the En... by drspacemonkey on Thursday June 14, 2018 @06:37PM (#17316024)
Mostly, they're kept as pets, and the population has drastically reduced because they no longer have much utility outside entertainment.

That's not exactly a scenario I would call an improvement for human beings.

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Re:Don’t Fear the Robots: Why Automation Doesn’t Mean the En... by dzdt on Thursday June 14, 2018 @06:42PM (#17316054)
US horse population is down about 64% since its 1915 peak. Will it be different for people? I guess probably we won't be sent to the glue factory, but that is small consolation.
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